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Annoying rubbing noise when I ride - advice needed!
Gav 
| 22 Jul 18:43 |
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | Hi guys, I'm new to cycling and very recently bought a new road bike. Tonight when I was out, maybe an hour into the ride, I noticed all of a sudden that I was getting an intermittent rubbing noise from the back wheel. I thought this was likely from the brake pad, so stopped and ran the back wheel through, but nothing! The noise appeared when I was in the saddle and pedalling, and yet disappeared when out of the saddle and not pedalling (as if my weight on the saddle was having an effect on the brake pad position). This wasn't a constant problem but was definitely noticeable (and really annoying). Also, I began to hear some brake pad rubbing from the front wheel when I went over a bump early in the ride, almost as if the wheel moved. However this actually resolved itself when I went over another bump 30 seconds later. Like I say I'm completely new to this, so maybe this is nothing to be concerned about. Anyone have any suggestions on what I might do/what this could be? Its a new bike with new brakes, all bolts are done tightly etc. Any help would be fantastic, Thanks guys, Gav |
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longbob
| 23 Jul 05:01 |
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Joined: 22 Jul 2010 Posts: 23 Bike: My Profile | Hi Gav, hmmm, strange that it seems to be only when you are sitting on the saddle...noises do have a way of traveling so it may be worth checking everything is nice and tight...i had a rattle on my bike which sounded like it was coming from my bars...after about 2 weeks of it driving me nuts i pretty much stripped it down and found out it was one of my water cages (it was tightly bolted on but mustnt have been sitting right). What brakes / bike do you have? otherwise it may just be a case of your bike just settling in...if its brand new it will take a few rides for everything to settle (also why it is a good idea to check all bolts etc after a few ride as things - most shops should offer a free service after the first 6/8 weeks). Best Rob |
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Gav
| 23 Jul 16:40 |
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 13 Bike: My Profile | Hi Rob, thanks for replying. It's a brand new specialised Allez, so what your saying about the bike settling in is probably right. Don't think there's anything physically wrong with it. Had it out for a ride tonight and the problem seems to have went. Hopefully it's just the fact that it's new. I'll check everythins tight and stable though. Getting a free service in a few weeks so if there's anything serious they'll find it. Cheers Rob. Gav |
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longbob
| 23 Jul 17:36 |
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Joined: 22 Jul 2010 Posts: 23 Bike: My Profile | Thats a nice bike and specalized's have a great build quality so sure its nothing overly to worry about...yeah defo get the first service sorted when its due, they will make sure that it's all running as it should be! main thing is to enjoy it :) |
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